Dear b-folks, I was asked (by the ensemble with whom I have been playing theorbo in Monteverdi and Marcello and the like) to play lute in the famous alto aria of the St. John Passion. I suppose I do not have any instrument suitable to that. So my first question: By what instrument/tuning you have made that? If memory serves, at least David v O. has written his experiences of playing the piece. Must be hard to stay there and just wait the piece, and after that just sit there another half an hour... ;-)
The 2nd: They also asked me to accompany Tartini violin concert op 96 (A major), the slow 2nd movement by baroque guitar - the heroine who will play the solo has asked for that instrument. What could I do? My 4 course chitarrino could work. Would that be proper in Tartini? I guess not. On the other hand, I suppose that internationally known(?) heroine (sorry I don't remember her name) probably has some certain way of doing the continuo she is used to? What could I answer? Not much experience in b-guitar, could perhaps borrow one. And perhaps could also strum the chords... Anyone done that piece? High art or fun? Difficult or easy? Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
